The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-18
LOCAL

A. Bradley, a well known old citizen
near Raleigh, was found dead in n field
Friday.
-"Americam pcnman," by Julian lIaw-
! thornc; Populd' Monthly and Ladies J0ui1idt
for january at Mansford's.
j. j. Newsom, doing q general bust
ness at the corncr OF Kerr and Fifth streets,
Chelsea, has been attached by creditors.
Chalmers Cullen, a nine year old son
of T. Il. Cullen, clerk at Phillips store,
Ticket No. 81 won the beautiful doll
which was rallied of for the benefit OF the
Ladies' Aid society Of the Strangers
church.
The Women Of The W, c. T.. u. will
give q lunch at hite Ribbon hall on
Thursday, December %, from II o'clock NJ.
10 10 O'Clock p. III. Come and bring your
friends.
Charles Mussclman, u well known
Young man, has been indicted by the
grand jury for the embczzlcment OF $1,000
from the Memphis Il Arkansas river
packet company.
"A bill Of sale has been made by b.
~lowenstein 4 Bros. To Fannie Kahn, wife
Of l.. Kahn, OF u stock Of goods ut Nos. So
and So Bcalo street, for $500, by notes,
10 her separate use, with power to trade.
This morning will be held the first
service conducted by the pastor in the new
audience-room of the First Baptist church.
A full attendance of the mombers is de-
sired. Services at II O'Clock am. and $50
o'clock pm.
The SciBitdr springs n story 10 The Ell
feet that n Brown, u Pinkerton detect
i've, recently spent a day or Two in the
Shelby county jail in nm endeayor 10 gather
evidence against countcrieiters lie sue
ceeded, 80 the report goes.
The w. {. 7. u. will give dinners at
headquarters, No. 2734 Main street, begin
ming at II O'Clock next Thursday and con-
tinuing until 10 p. m. A sociable viii
mark the close Of the enterprise. Friends
OF temperance are invited.
Amos Clements, colored, was arrested
last night by Officer Enright while trying
TO sell u fine gray overcoat 10 a Main-strcet
pawnbrokcr Tor 81. The coat Is worth at
least so, and was evidently stolen. 1t
awaits al owner at the police station.
The long drawn out suit Of Fanny
Smith against DIR. Samuel Watson, the
%Spiritualisl, for damages in %ejecting her
from n house she had rented from him
some time last summer, was brought 10 n
close in Squire Hughey's court yesterday
by giving the plaintiff a judgment Tor $50.
The mistake was inadvertently made
in yesterday report Of the Christmas club
proceedings that Mrs. J. NJ. Semmes is the
president OF that meritorious organization.
when it should have read that she was
chairman OF the committee on arrange
ments. Mr.. ]. $. Mcnken is the prcsi-
l dent Of the club.
~ --Dun's mercantile agency furnishes
TmE APPEAL the following record OF fail
Ores in this section yesterday: X. II.
Hicks, drugs, Mulberry, Ark, assigned;
j. g. Sands q Co., saddlery, West Point,
Miss, attached; Smith, Barber 4 Co,
general supplies, Bolton, Miss, assigned;
". p. Leisor, contractor, Sheffield, Ala,
failed.
On last Friday night the following Of
ficers were elected in Equity Lodge No.
20, A. o. u. W., 10 serve for the ensuing
term: I'd Kathriner, NJ. W.; Frank
Killer, Fore; T. A. Ryan, o.; A. b. I'LL,
r.; T.. J. Quigley, Fin; Ad Storm, Rec;
b. z. Ledbcttcr, &C.; X. V. PEARSON, /.
Nv; Josiah Ennis, o. W., and W. u.
Mitchell, trustee.
Andrew Mullen, colored, n bell boy at
the Peabody hotel, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Sergeant Hedrick and De-
tective Armstrong on the charge OF steal
ing $40 from the room Of Miss Ellison, one
OF the ladies with the Modjeska troupe.
Miss Ellison had the boy in the forenoon
TO bring her a lemonade, and taking her
purse from the bureau, paid him for IL and
threw the purse back into the drawer. The
waiter then left. After drinking the lem
onade she abscnted herself from the room
for some little time, and on her return
found the purse gone. None Of the money
was found on the negro. lie has been in
the employ Of the hotel for two ycars aud
bore a good character.